Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-09
WHITE MAN RULES.
HE Is FAST BECOMING THE MASTER OF
Tbs GLOBE.
The Astounding Change Wrought in Two
Centuries-A Possible Conflict Be-
tween Teuton and slav.
nondon spectator.l

tant facts in the history Of the world IA the
enormous recent increase in the number OF
white men in IL. IL - barely two eentu-
ries (I6S3l since those races, though even
then the most energetic OF mankind, form
ed but small fraction OF the total Of humani-
ty-probably 10 per cent OF the whole
and were by no means certain that they
could defend Themselves against the re-
malndeF. The stream OF Asiatic conquest
had not stopped, for the Turks were at the
gates Of Vienna; an African feet was domi-
nant in the Mediterranean; Asia knew no
thing OF the whites except in one or two
tolerated settlements on the coast fringe
OF india; Africa belonged exclusively to
Africans; and though the whites had
mastered South America, where, read In.
the light OF subsequent history, their
conquests were incredibly rapid, the
most part OF North America still felt In
dian wars to be terrible and even for
midable events. Even a hundred years
later the white people, though under the
operation OF The still unexplained law
which at one time fosters and at aa0ther
time restricts the growth OF a people,
were increasing slowly. and were still
only a hundred and fifty millions, or
probably a seventh Of the population Of
the globe. They had, Indeed, annexed
the two Americas and Northern ASIA, thus
quintupliDg the area Of their estate upon
tue planet, and probably multiplying their
fixed wealth by at least twentyfOld-a coun-
try being always the largest item in the
wealth Of any race or nation-but they had
only begun 10 settle in the Western COnti-
nent; they had but commenced to conquer
in Southern Asia; they had visited bit
In L.
Europe and Western ASA they were only
slaves 10 an Asiatic horde. The century,
however, ending in 1884, had been marked
by an advance so rapid and so unbroken az
~ be scarcely credible, and TO present one
Of the most startling facts In history.
The white race in and out OF Europe I'M
der the influcnte Of some still mysterious
call upon their energies have multiplied
nearly threc.fOld, and are to-day, as Mr.. r..
GiffCn has shown in his recent address to
the statistical Society, 420,000,000. ~
there Is no evidence OF any corresponding
increase in the dark races, and a., indeed,
such increase has been outside India nearly
impo, sIble, the white men are now 10y the
best calculations one third OF the entire
population Of the world, instead OF being
as they were only two centuries ago little
more than 10 per cent. They have,
moreover, If anything mere ised in physl-
cal strength, and have so developed
IN brain, and consequent power Of Organi-
ZatiOn, that il may he doubted il the whole
rCmsinder Of mankind, even il all were re-
duced to equal weapons, could seriously
ipiurc the white third, which again. II 1t
chose TO act together, and employ without
pity the weapons it, intelligence has ena-
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duce the remainder OF the world TO an I'M
inhabited desert. Except in the South
Pacific, where, by one means or another,
they Kill out the darker men, the white
races show no tendency Of that Kind -
though, We take il, in the dawn OF his
tory that they eXterminated pretty freely,
especially in India-but they do show u
strong disposition 20 take possession OF the
y hole earth and govern IL rs they please.
The Chinese are the only great race re-
naming which can be said to be truly indie
pendent and free from the predOmlnatng
!, fuence, more or less directly exercised,
of the energetic white men, who pour in
increasing streams over the remainder OF
The cartb's surface. They, indeed, alone
traverse the ocean. The Chinese keep a
few shiDs and few small vessels manned
by darl, sailors, mostly pirates or slayers,
or pilgTm.carTierS, still hang about the
coast Of Southern Asia or Eastern
Africa, but the fighting nayieS OF the
world and ITS great transport ships, and It's
mercantile marine, are all alike white. No
dark race could lombard a white harbOr or
transport an army across hundred miles
Of sea in the face Of a prohibition from
white men, who now exclusively occupy
-. Sal tsh an
,tanfinOple stands; who OccJpy two thirds
OF North America and dominate over North
and south America down to Patagonia;
who have taken possession OF Australia
and New Zealand and most OF the larger
Isles Of the south Pacific; VINO claim, il
they do not possess, the whole OF North
Crn Asa from the Ural to the Yellow
sea and what dominate the whole OF
India, IndO-China, and the Delta OF the
Nle. They have lately taken TO conquer
ing Africa, and are entering it at Il nun
dred point, ut once, Selling almost silently,
certainly without serious effort. huge slices
like French Africa, South Africa, NADIA
eascar, the vast valley OF the Niger,
and the stun more extensive region
drained by the system OF river, called the
COMO. Nor Is there much reason u be-
lieNe that the process will soon he checked
for The bite men are urged forward by an
irresistible spur over which they have no
control. The increase Of the yellow race
which must once have been 50 incredibly
fast, has stopped, and that Of the dark
races Of india, which for century has been
amazing. is being checked by Tccurrenl
families; but that Of the white people goe'
on 50 fast that the transport OF Il huge arms
ssVfr ZOO. n
;murc>sion on their numbers, and at then
present rate Of Increase they will In 1891
be a thousand millions, or much more thar
bali Of then existing mankind. The Cal
ncSe have recently shown some resisting
power; The English have apparenllY-I
may prove only apparently halted, lnde'
| cisiyc. in their march up tue valley
Of the Nile; but the general move
! ment sweeps ever forward, and with
| in the century il seems more thar
probable that every corner OF The
| earth viii be ruled BY white men, aud tia
the "dudar hpet genus" a. Horace per
| ceUed them To be will be the only inde
pendent Ilce wi hin the planet, which thei
| urCless enterprise VIII then have rendered
| quite visible and very small. Not even
| eternal war arrests the rush, still less human
| yolitiOu. Because Germans and Frenchmel
! fought. France Is in TOGQuin, Tunis, ant
| Madagascar; and in spite OF Mr. Gladstone
| Englishmcn are reaching the L1mbesl, ar
encamped in Egypt. have gained full foot
| ing IN Borneo, are legally reigning on th'
Niger. and are looking with greedy eye
| ON ali the remaining lands Of the Soull
Pacific. 1t IS difficult TO read such re
cord without feeling that the qutrrels o
old Europe. OF which we make 50 much
are not rather petty affairs, or withou
doubling whether after all Bismarck doe
very greatly affect the fortunes OF tn
human race. The ultimate law-giver, VIII
scatters the nation, and who has taken Of
the ban OF sterility from the Aryan to in
fict il on the Turan!an, seems to be strong
or shan he
! Harlequin.